During 2020 all NCI stations closed for two months at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. On re-opening most stations were single-crewed for the rest of the year.
| Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17209 | 06/09/2016 | NCI Nare Point | Updated CG on casevac of injured woman on coast path. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 23754 |
| 17218 | 06/09/2016 | NCI Shoreham | Provided CG and LB with accurate position of disabled day boat for safe tow in by LB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 23731 |
| 17779 | 04/09/2016 | NCI Needles | Reported disabled PB Race Competitor to CG. Updated as vessel was escorted back in. | NCI | No | Yes | 23522 |
| 17186 | 04/09/2016 | NCI Stepper Point | Reported capsized RB to Harbour Patrol. Crew managed to right it and ILB attended to recover to harbour and handover crew to paramedics. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 23572 |
| 17449 | 04/09/2016 | NCI Whitstable | Loose unmanned kite reported to CG. No casualties reported. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 23520 |
| 17201 | 04/09/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | CG requested visual observation and updates on a kayak struggling in poor conditions. Updates passed as ILB attended to rescue. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 23565 |
| 17219 | 02/09/2016 | NCI Shoreham | Local watersports Centre requested any visual on overdue PWC. Craft sighted and Centre in formed when it returned safely | NCI | No | No | n/n |
| 17143 | 01/09/2016 | NCI Wells-next-the-Sea | Reported unwell disabled MoP to CG and ambulance. Paramedic and ambulance attended to casevac. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 17125 | 31/08/2016 | NCI Newhaven | Reported disabled motorised surfboard and FV close by to CG. FV assisted casualty safely to shore. | NCI | No | Yes | 23085 |
| 17126 | 31/08/2016 | NCI Worms Head | Located and reported MoP casualty on cliff path to CG. CRT, police and ambulance attended to casevac | NCI | No | Yes | 23138 |
| 17132 | 31/08/2016 | NCI Gosport | Reported disabled RIB to QHM and CG. Police launch attended to tow in safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 23125 |
| 17281 | 31/08/2016 | NCI Porthdinllaen | Reported jet-skier without lifejacket waving distress to CG. ILB attended to tow in safely and advise re fuelling. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 23111 |
| 17104 | 29/08/2016 | NCI Worms Head | Reported 8 MoP stranded on Worms Head to CG. ILB attended and all safely returned to mainland. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/k |
| 17110 | 29/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported disabled MB to CG. Updated as ILB launched and MB eventually restarted engine to proceed inshore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 22847 |
| 17085 | 28/08/2016 | NCI Newhaven | Reported MoPs abseiling dangerously over cliff to CG. CRT attended to advise them. | NCI | No | Yes | 2267 |
| 17086 | 28/08/2016 | NCI Portscatho | Reported empty inflatable on rocks to CG. CRT attended and returned dinghy to the owner. | NCI | No | Yes | 22590 |
| 17090 | 28/08/2016 | NCI Polruan | Relayed MoP report of drifting kayakers in possible difficulty to CG. CRT attended but kayakers safe on beach. FAWGI | NCI | No | Yes | 22697 |
| 17395 | 28/08/2016 | NCI Swanage | Reported to CG inebriated youths in speedboat letting off fireworks. ILB attended to 'advise'. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 22696 |
| 17149 | 28/08/2016 | NCI Needles | CG requested any sighting of overdue jetskis and RIB. Reported no sighting by NCI. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 22452 |
| 17079 | 27/08/2016 | NCI Folkestone | Reported floating object in sea to CG. Local rescue unit identified it as an inflated ring. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 17082 | 27/08/2016 | NCI Prawle Point | Reported to CG that disabled MC and LBs were visual. Updated when craft regained power. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 17448 | 27/08/2016 | NCI Whitstable | Relayed MoP report to CG and investigated unattended belongings on beach. Owner located. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 22401 |
| 17073 | 26/08/2016 | NCI Nells Point | Relayed MoP report of exhausted windsurfer to CG and assisted in initiating search until LB found him on beach. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 22264 |
| 17072 | 26/08/2016 | NCI Nells Point | CG requested visual search for disabled vessel after faint radio transmission heard. No sighting by NCI or LBs | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 22264? |
| 17167 | 26/08/2016 | NCI Torbay | Relayed phone call to CG requesting assistance from disabled MB and provided names of craft in vicinity. Local yacht responded to tow in safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 22274? |
| 17071 | 25/08/2016 | NCI Mundesley | Reported large drum on beach to police and CG. Local firm tasked to remove it. | NCI | No | Yes | 22083 |
| 17074 | 24/08/2016 | NCI Mablethorpe | Reunited mother with lost child having monitored beach lifeguards' radio traffic. | NCI | Yes | Yes | n/n |
| 17013 | 23/08/2016 | NCI Mablethorpe | Relayed lost child report to CG and police. Police and CRT atended. Child found safe and well. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 21769 |
| 17015 | 23/08/2016 | NCI Worms Head | CG requested visual search for kayak reportedly far out to sea. Kayak sighted and CG updated as it safely made land. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 27126 |
| 17022 | 23/08/2016 | NCI Exmouth | Reported inflatable being swept seawards to RNLI Beachguards who recovered them safely to shore. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 2181 |
| 17154 | 23/08/2016 | NCI Teignmouth | Reported disabled speedboat under tow by RIB to CG. ILB attended to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 21737 |
| 17166 | 23/08/2016 | NCI Torbay | Reported disabled MV to CG and assisted LB to locate casualty for safe tow in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 22274 |
| 16998 | 21/08/2016 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual monitoring of recovery of grounded yacht by LB. CG updated as casualty towed off. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 21443 |
| 17014 | 21/08/2016 | NCI Fleetwood | Reported capsized PWC to CG. ILB attended and casualty recovered safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 21427 |
| 16988 | 20/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported downed windsurfer to CG. Casualty recovered by passing yacht and transferred to LB. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 21278 |
| 16996 | 20/08/2016 | NCI Calshot Tower | Reported capsized yacht to CG. Passing MB assisted to rescue and tow in. CG updated. | NCI | No | Yes | 21288 |
| 17170 | 20/08/2016 | NCI Torbay | Reported 2 paddleboarders in possible difficulty to CG. Local cafe reported them safely ashore. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 21316 |
| 16992 | 19/08/2016 | NCI Froward Point | CG requested visual check on MC reportedly out of fuel. Low visibilty precluded any sighting. LB finally found casualty to tow in . | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 21121 |
| 17065 | 19/08/2016 | NCI Nare Point | Reported dismasted yacht to CG. Updated as vessel safely motored in. | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
| 16973 | 19/08/2016 | NCI Porthcawl | Attended distressed female in dangerous position above rocks. Reported to Police and called ambulance for casevac. | NCI | No | No | n/a |
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